Construction arrangement of an elevator and a method

Abstract

A construction arrangement of an elevator, comprises a hoistway, a protection deck arranged within the hoistway for protecting the portion of the hoistway below it from falling objects, wherein the protection deck comprises: a frame mounted on stationary structure of the hoistway, a cover co-operating with the frame and extending across the hoistway, wherein the cover is adapted to protect the hoistway from falling objects and/or water from falling into the hoistway below it. The frame is, without dismantling it, configured to be increased and/or decreased in size, individually in at least one direction in relation to the corresponding adjacent stationary structure, such as wall, of the hoistway. A method for constructing an elevator comprises mounting a protection deck within a hoistway.

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